Update: Hundreds of National Grid customers remain without power

Update:
Syracuse, NY -- Nearly 1,000 Central New York residents are without electricity this morning after two outages overnight.

The hardest hit was an area encompassing parts of Syracuse's north side, Sedgwick and Eastwood sections and the Lyncourt, Hinsdale and Mattydale neighborhoods in Salina, according to a map on National Grid's website.

Up to 11,000 customers in that area lost power shortly before 10:56 p.m. Monday when a tree fell and took down a primary feeder line at James Street and Grant Boulevard in Eastwood, said Wendy Ladd, speaking for National Grid.

About 768 customers closest to that intersection remained without power at 6:30 a.m. The utility hopes to have them back on line by 9:30 a.m., Ladd said.

Motorists encountering intersections where signals are not working should treat them as four-way stops, Syracuse police said.

Another outage began at 3:51 a.m. and is affecting 220 customers along the Oswego River in Schroeppel. Ladd said crews are seeking the cause of that outage and hope to restore power there by 9:30 or 10 a.m.